The March 29 final follows semi-finals at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Auckland's EdenPark, organisers said on Tuesday.

Christchurch, which has scrambled to rebuild facilities in the wake of a ruinous earthquake in 2011, has provisionally been awarded three pool matches in the tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29.

'It's important for the city, for the people'

Local cricket authorities have submitted plans for a redevelopment of HagleyPark in New Zealand's second largest city, and are awaiting the outcome of an Environment Court hearing as to whether they can proceed.

If approved, the city would host the opening match of the tournament between 1996 World Cup champions Sri Lanka and New Zealand on February 14.

"We haven't had international cricket, Test matches for five years and One-dayers for three years so we just have to get the Environment Court to okay it to get cricket back to Christchurch," former New Zealand bowler Richard Hadlee told local television at the New Zealand launch of the event.

"It's important for the city, for the people and for youngsters too who idolise the players. It gives them the chance to see them and those three games will be hugely critical."

'The last World Cup was the most successful ever'

Organisers said the pool matches would be split evenly between both countries with seven cities hosting three pool matches each.

"The last World Cup was the most successful ever... We decided that every team should play in both countries and that's what we've gone and done," CWC 2015 chief executive John Harnden said.

Image: Kapil Dev, former Indian ICC Cricket World Cup Captain; Sanath Jayasuriya, former Sri Lankan Captain; Ian Chappell, former Australian captain and former Australian player Dennis LilleePhotographs: Scott Barbour/Getty Images